Most S&G kayaks (unless they have a flat bottom) longer than 16ft. will have two panels meeting at the keel. Since the preferred joining method is to scarf panels together, how do you reconcile this long butted joint? Seems most people just tape it, at least on the inside seam. I'm just a little concerned about bursting apart at the seams, since on a good day I'm about 6ft., 190lbs. I'll search the archives tonight after work, since most topics have probably been discussed to death anyway...

My intro...I'm in the San Fernando valley in Calif. Got interested in kayaks last fall. Bicycle quite a bit, hack wood in the garage, built RC Sailplanes in my younger days, figured, hey I can do this.